Jersey City jury resumes deliberations today in Kwadir Felton trial

On Friday, the jury asked Superior Court Judge Mitzy Galis-Menendez to replay the seven-hour testimony of State Police Detective Rebecca Velez, who conducted phone taps on Kwadir Felton, 22, who is on trial.

In the phone taps, Felton said to an alleged drug kingpin that he “has a brick in the backyard,” which Deputy Attorney General Ray Mateo has argued is evidence that Felton possessed drugs.

Felton has responded to the tapes by saying he “never possessed any drugs” and was “just aware of what was around.”

Felton is being charged with pointing a loaded handgun at Jersey City Police Sgt. Thomas McVicar, who was in a vehicle on Dwight Street working undercover as part of a multi-agency operation.

McVicar shot Felton in the face and authorities have said that McVicar heard a live round click into a chamber of the gun he said Felton carried.

Felton testified that he had no gun.

Felton, who lost sight in both eyes as a result of his injuries, was one of 46 people arrested in Operation Wetlands.

Judge Paul DePascale will be presiding over the case today, as Galis-Menendez is currently on a one-week absence.